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Project

Foundational participatory research to inform measurement and guidance for addressing food security among people with intellectual and deve

Center:

NH-Institute on Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Debra Brucker
[email protected]
603-862-1643

Project Description:

In this proposed Seed Grant project, we aim to understand food security among the IDD population. The long-term goal for this seminal work is to inform implementation guidance for intervening and measuring food security among persons with IDD. We plan to accomplish this through two main objectives. Objective 1: Conduct a formative qualitative study, in collaboration with a stakeholder advisory committee and utilizing a participatory approach, with approximately 30 people with IDD and their family members to understand their food insecurity experience. Objective 2: Build on the formative study findings to co-develop, along with the advisory committee and interviewees, a preliminary measurement tool and intervention implementation guidance intended for social service organizations.

Keyword(s):

Developmental Disabilities, Nutrition, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs, Food insecurity

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National

Funding Source:

Federal

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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